1.What are the characteristics of the following members of Parvana’s family?
(Characteristics of a person would be things like their personality, their age, their occupation and their interests).
Parvana’s Mother
Parvana's mother likes everything to be clean all the time, she thinks that parvana should get the water and take care of her siblings all the time.
Parvana's mother has a short temper.Is closer to Nooria than Parvana.
Parvana’s Father
Was a history teacher before his house was bombed, loves reading books.
Is very close to Parvana and went to university in England.
Nooria
Mean to Parvana, cooks and cleans with her mom and takes care of the kids.
Ali
A toddler that is two years old and is the only son.Hates to dose off in the middle of dinner.
Maryam
A five year old girl, close to Parvana.
2. Why did Parvana’s father specifically ask her to take care of the rest of the family? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Parvana's father asked her to take care of the rest of the family because Parvana knows how to shop, sell things in the market and has reading and writing skills so she could translate letters for money, Parvana is the only one who could get out of the house and go to the market to get food and because Parvana always gets the water and takes care of her siblings.
3. How will Parvana’s family deal with the loss of her father? Explain your thinking.
I think Parvana's family will deal with the loss of her father by pretending everything is normal and okay and maybe by pretending her father was never there.
They might also just greave for him and become closer to eachother.
(Characteristics of a person would be things like their personality, their age, their occupation and their interests).
Parvana’s Mother
Parvana's mother likes everything to be clean all the time, she thinks that parvana should get the water and take care of her siblings all the time.
Parvana's mother has a short temper.Is closer to Nooria than Parvana.
Parvana’s Father
Was a history teacher before his house was bombed, loves reading books.
Is very close to Parvana and went to university in England.
Nooria
Mean to Parvana, cooks and cleans with her mom and takes care of the kids.
Ali
A toddler that is two years old and is the only son.Hates to dose off in the middle of dinner.
Maryam
A five year old girl, close to Parvana.
2. Why did Parvana’s father specifically ask her to take care of the rest of the family? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Parvana's father asked her to take care of the rest of the family because Parvana knows how to shop, sell things in the market and has reading and writing skills so she could translate letters for money, Parvana is the only one who could get out of the house and go to the market to get food and because Parvana always gets the water and takes care of her siblings.
3. How will Parvana’s family deal with the loss of her father? Explain your thinking.
I think Parvana's family will deal with the loss of her father by pretending everything is normal and okay and maybe by pretending her father was never there.
They might also just greave for him and become closer to eachother.